Wang Bang!

Today, GM Wang Hao, of China, became the new Malaysian Open champion with a round to spare. After 10 rounds, he is on 9 points - an awesome display of power that included victories over my compatriots Gonzales, Mariano and Torre.

The Aussie, GM Rogers, is on 7.5 points. I must reluctantly report that Rogers defeated Torre in round 10. Rogers will now cross swords with Wang Hao in the final round. C'mon Aussie!

For those who've been following the news online and found only a slow, often unavailable, website - I assure you, I share your pain. But luckily, it seems that we have now a better looking and more reliable site. And check out the accompanying blog of "gilachess" - the site admin.